The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-15

| Col Mercer-A celebrated physician, who
says but few people are sane, thinks all or
us have individual peculiarities, which are
only mild forms of insanity.
Dr. Colding-I read n book which says
that we are nearly all insane, and 1t is a
rare thing TO meet with sane man. l
hope it is not so.
WITNESSES BY THE DOZEN.
Drs. Martin, Num- and Charlton were
| called, but they all stated that their &C
quaintance with Col. Anderson was not suf-
ficient to enable them to judge of his sanity
or insanity.
Mr.. William Wade was in the same cate
CORY. He had taken his meals in the same
| house with Col. Anderson for five or six
weeks, but Col. Anderson's presence at
or absence from the table did not affect his
! appetite, as he did not notice him.
Col. Charles II. Olmstead said: 81 have
! known Col. Anderson from his boyhood
and have never seen anything in him to
lead me to believe that he was insane. l
saw him in the hospital and talked with
| him for about an hour. | saw no evidence
of mental alteration. He spoke with great
! clearneSs.n
Gen. jackson said:, "My relations with
| Col. Anderson were at one time very init
mate. 1t was during the Sesqui-C centennial.
l thought him not only sane, but labori-
Gus, able and efficient officer, and | would
have helped to put him in any position he
| might deSiren
Mr.. w. p. Hardee said: 81 have known
Col Anderson ever since he was boy, and
have never seen anything about him that
looked like insanity
Col. Lester testified as follows: 81 am
not an expert on insanity, but have known
Col. Anderson for long time, and | know
of nothing that looks like insanity; | only
know of one thing, and as am under oath
10, N,g %, al,
years ago. He wrote me letter making
some remarks that were neither compG-
mentary or correct. / investigated it, and
was told that when he wrote the letter he
was under the influence of liquor. Col. An
derson left the place at which we were stay
ing and and came back in about three weeks.
He then told me he had been informed that
he had written such a letter, and asked me
not to take any notice Of it, as he was off
when be did it."
AS SANE AS ANYBODY.
DR.. Weichselbaum testified: II saw Col.
Anderson at the hospital several times, and
all have to say is that if he is insane Col.
Mercer and | am insane. | talked with him
ON subjects that an insane man could not
converse about
Mr. William Hunter said he could not
say anything more than had already been
said Has had known Col Anderson all his
lie, anu never ulfll IlSttue.
Mr. Charles Ellis said Saturday, a week
ago, was passing the post Office and / saw
Col. Anderson and Capt Lamar, and they
seemed to be having a difficulty. | saw
Capt. Lamar with his hand on his pistol. |
went between them. When | separated
them Capt. Lamar went down the street
and Col. Anderson and | stood there talk
ing At Col. Anderson's request l searched
him and found he had no pistol on him.
Gtnl Gor,.ard Maacrs 4 ~ Wullu aud I
G. Hayward said they had known Col. An
derson for years, and had never considered
him insane.
WITNESS OF THE FIGHT.
Mr. j. w. Howard, clerk in the post
office, did think Col. Anderson crazy. He
said he had known him to do things that no
sane man would do. He was present at the
fight between Col Anderson and Capt.
Lamar. and was the clerk who took the
pistol from Col Anderson. Once Col. An
derson was highly excited while in the post
office-when the inspector was there-and
he would walk up behind mans back and
stand there until he could get the man to
turn around. He would stare him in the
eye for minute and then walk away with
out saying a word. Once Col Anderson
went into his room and laid down, and he
the witness took his pistol and razor from
the room for fear the Colonel would harm
himself.
Gen. Anderson said that he had never had
an interview with Capt. Lamar until last
Tuesday when he received letter from him
in which he said that he protested against
the action of Col. Anderson's brothers The
General, with his brother Clarence, called
upon. Capt. Lamar and asked him what ac-
ton of theirs it was against which he pro-
tested Capt Lamar said it was against their
permitting Col. Anderson to go at large;
hail a ,la
said that he could not swear out war
rant before the Ordinary because
he had consulted DR.. Duncan
who said he did not think Col. Anderson
crazy, and if he swore that he believed his
brother crazy it would be falsehood. The
statement which Capt. Lamar made to me
in that interview was materially different
from that made here in court. | have not
seen or communicated with my brother for
two months, and have never heard him
make threats against Capt. Lamar, and
have never said anything to Capt. Lamar
about such threats.
COL. ANDERsoN'S BROTHER.
Mr.. Clarence Anderson said he wished to
corroborate the statement of Gen. Ander-
son. He then said: II occupy peculiar
position. | am a brother-in-law to the
prosecutor and brother TO the defendant.
consider Capt. Lamar a mono-maniac
upon luis SuDJecU ne mas BoU his Wue lnLO
such a state that if he does not come home
by certain hour she imagines he has been
killed. deny emphatically that | ever told
Capt. Lamar that my brother had ever
made threats against his life On the con-
trary, / went to him authorized to tell him
that the peace bond would be observed, but
the more | talked to him the more frenzied
he got. l consider Capt. Lamar the more
dangerous man of the two, for he isarmed."
Col. Anderson then rehearsed at some
length the details of the difficulties between
Capt. Lamar and himself, and the case was
then given to the jury, which retired and
after consultation returned a verdict to
the effect that it considered Col. Anderson
perfectly sane man.
| The Ordinary then dismissed the case.